Oh, unquestionably. But _never_ underestimate the power of national pride
to throw a wrench into the works. It's not generally something that's
focussed on, but if you read some of the detailed histories of some WWII
Allied operations, you'll see that some of them might have been derailed if
one ally or the other hadn't backed off from insisting that one of _their_
generals be in overall command.

On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 02:58:03 +0000 (UTC), "Phil Pugliese" wrote:

> Oh c'mon, there was a WAR going on after all!
>I think a way would have been found to communicate!
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>    On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 03:27:08 AM MST, Jeff Zeitlin <xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com> wrote: 
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> On Tue, 21 Jul 2020 08:11:15 +0000 (UTC), "Phil Pugliese wrote:
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>>Also, in either war the Quebecois(sp?) would come in handy to liaise w/ the allied French forces.
>
>Yes, you spelled "Quebecois" correctly modulo accents - but I question how
>"handy" they'd be for French liaison; by reputation, neither one thinks the
>other speaks "real" French, and Parisians further have a reputation for
>looking down their noses and ignoring you if your French isn't Absolutely
>Perfect As Defined By The Academy.
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